‘Israel tying to blackmail us, Hamas may escalate,’ threatens terror leader

June 21, 2021 Sinwar’s threat could also suggest Hamas stepping up its use of so-called “night confusion” units along the Gaza-Israel border. By Lauren Marcus, World Israel News Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is considering the terror group’s next steps as negotiations with Israel for a long-term ceasefire and transfer of Qatari funds into the Gaza […]

Analysis: Biden administration backs Palestinian human rights violations, supports crackdown on PA rivals

June 21, 2021 The Biden administration’s aid to Ramallah isn’t conditioned on the PA ending human rights violations. By Khaled Abu Toameh, The Gatestone Institute Did the Biden administration give the Palestinian Authority (PA) a green light to resume its security crackdown on social media users, political activists and rivals in the West Bank? Since […]

Iran’s president-elect says ‘no’ to meeting Joe Biden

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran’s president-elect says he’s not willing to meet President Joe Biden. Ebrahim Raisi, when asked about possibly meeting Biden, simply said: “No.” Raisi’s moderate competitor in the recent election, Abdolnasser Hemmati, said he’d be willing to potentially meet Biden. Meanwhile, Raisi called himself “a defender of human rights” after […]

US violated 2015 Iran nuclear deal, EU failed commitments – Raisi

REUTERS JUNE 21, 2021 13:33 President-elect Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday Iran’s foreign policy will not be limited by its 2015 nuclear agreement with world powers, holding his first news conference since winning Friday’s election. Raisi, 60, a hardliner and strident critic of the West, will take over from pragmatist Hassan Rouhani in August as […]

Lapid to be first-ever Israeli minister to visit UAE next week

No Israeli cabinet ministers visited the UAE or Bahrain since the Abraham Accords were announced. By LAHAV HARKOV JUNE 21, 2021 11:50 Foreign Minister Yair Lapid plans to visit the United Arab Emirates next week, making him the first Israeli minister on an official visit to the country that made peace with Israel last year. […]

PA preparing to resume talks with Israel

June 21, 2021 Although there are no concrete proposals, the PA claims that it will seek to discuss expanding its powers in Areas B and C. By Baruch Yedid, TPS The Palestinian Authority (PA) is preparing to resume the diplomatic process with Israel, PA sources have told TPS, adding that this is a result of […]

Is Bennett set to shake-up global consensus on a two-state solution?

PM: “There is global consensus around the two-state solution, but…the world gets it wrong a lot.” Op-ed. David Singer , Jun 21 , 2021 8:18 AM Israel’s new Prime Minister – Naftali Bennett – seems set to challenge the decades-long failure by the international community to achieve its called-for two-state solution, involving creating a second […]

Nuclear deal agreement closer than ever: Iran

Khazan Jangiz Abbas Araghchi pictured in Vienna on June 20, 2021. Photo: Joe Klamar/AFP ERBIL, Kurdistan Region – Iran’s deputy foreign minister on Sunday voiced optimism on the last day of the sixth round of Vienna talks to revive Iran’s nuclear deal, saying a deal is closer than ever. “Today is the last day of […]

Iran Sends a Message to Biden

The new president shows who really runs the Islamic Republic. June 19, 2021 3:24 pm ET The Islamic Republic of Iran isn’t a real democracy. But the result of Friday’s presidential election still reveals important truths about the government that the U.S. and Europe are trying to appease on nuclear weapons. Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s […]

US Defense Department approves replenishment of Israel’s Iron Dome system

The Secretary of Defense announced during a Thursday congressional session that the request for military assistance has been approved and the US will transfer the requested amount over to Israel. ZACHARY KEYSER JUNE 20, 2021 12:42 The United States has pledged to replenish and reinforce Israel’s Iron Dome system following the most recent escalation between […]

Raisi’s win in Iran means nuclear deal must be done by August 3 or not at all

Supreme leader now looks to close Vienna talks and have sanctions lifted, while moderates can still be blamed for concessions to West By Lazar Berman Today, 9:13 pm Edit A day after hardline cleric Ebrahim Raisi was officially declared winner of Iran’s presidential elections, the sixth round of nuclear talks between Tehran and the six […]